The Blues

Hi. It's me. Just trying to keep warm here. As I'm typing this my space heater is on full blast. It's -18 degrees C outside today. I took these photos without a coat on (obviously, as you can see up above) and although I look quite relaxed, inside I'm screaming, "Take the photo! Take the photo!" and biting down on my back teeth. (It's okay, I wear a mouth splint every night.) I've had this top for so long, I actually bought it from Zellers (Canadians, you remember Zellers, right?) eons ago for like 20 bucks and it's one of my faves in my closet. Gotta love a good deal! I hope you're all having a good week so far and to my fellow Edmontonians: Stay warm!

top- Alfred Sung, jeans - Joe's, purse - Rebecca Minkoff Mini Mac, boots - Steve madden

Win $2000 With Stylicity

My Stylicity Blogger picks for a casual denim-on-denim/Canadian Tuxedo look: Clockwise from top left: 

Rails Ashlyn Leather-Shoulder Denim Button-Down (Neiman Marcus), 

Tom Ford Mini Cross-Body Bag (Neiman Marcus, a girl an dream, right??), 

Vince Jeans Moto Skinny (Bloomingdale's), LUKAC Ankle Boots (Aldo) 
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What is your definition of the Canadian Tuxedo? To me, it's all about denim on (non-matching) denim but for some, a Canadian Tuxedo can mean a pair of boyfriend jeans and a hockey jersey, after all it's called a Canadian tuxedo and Canada and hockey go hand in hand, am I right? ; )  Whatever your version is, Stylicity wants to see it! Show us what you think the next Canadian Tuxedo should be and you could win a $2000.00 pre-paid MasterCard gift card. All you have to do is hashtag your photo with #Stylicity on Twitter or Instagram to enter! For rules and regulations click here. The winner will be announced November 4th! Good luck!

The Boyfriend Jean

jeans - KUT (also worn here), blouse - Nordstrom Rack, blazer - Calvin Klein, 

necklace + heels - Aldo, bag - Marc by Marc Jacobs, ring - Material Girl from The Bay

I basically live in these jeans on the weekends in the summer, when it's not too hot. They're the most comfortable pair of pants I own! And I love that I can dress them down with a simple white tee during the day or dress them up like I did here, with a blazer and heels, to go out for dinner at night. Versatility rules in my books, along with being comfortable of course! I hope you're all having a great week so far : ).

Denim on Denim

Chambray button-down top: KUT (from Black & Bold), skirt - Urban Outfitters, - shoes - Spring, purse - vintage, 

rings - H & M, sunglasses - Derek Cardigan Sun 7004 Birch c/o Clearly Contacts - WIN THEM HERE!

My inspiration:

Ashley Olsen. photo via

I used to be hesitant about pairing denim with denim, otherwise known as wearing a "Canadian Tuxedo" because I thought I'd look like a cowgirl which is fine if I was a cowgirl but I'm not although I do ride horses from time to time at my brother's ranch but I digress. I found that if I paired two different shades of denim, mixed with non-denim accessories I wouldn't end up looking like this:

Denim on denim on denim on denim. What were they thinking?? 

Ahh, love was blind back then. (And so was their stylist.)

 

Denim Done Right & A Giveaway Winner

Hedvig from The Northern Light knows how to do denim right! (I'm a poet and I didn't even know it think I was.) She makes me want to go on a denim shopping spree, or a shopping spree in general. I just discovered her blog, thanks to Helene and I have added her to the list of my Fashion Icons. If you haven't checked out her blog you should! She has an amazing sense of style and a shoe collection to die for.

Thank you to all of you who entered my la Vie En Rose Giveaway and thank you to la Vie En Rose for sponsoring it! The lucky winner of a $50.00 gift card is Natasha from Danger De Lux! Congratulations! Please email me your address.